14h ago

Backend Engineering Team Lead

Nairobi

โœจ $130k-$170k / yearest.

full-timelead Remote

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead a team of backend engineers to deliver a new loan origination architecture, compliance systems, and pricing platform at a fast-growing FinTech company expanding across Africa. Your work will directly shape how millions access credit for the first time, building systems that process over 2 million payments daily.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Lead a team of backend engineers in full software lifecycle ownership
  • Set architectural direction and provide technical guidance
  • Partner with Product Manager on roadmap planning and prioritization
  • Champion DevOps culture with infrastructure as code and automated testing

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • C#/.NET backend development
  • Azure cloud services
  • Event-driven architecture and microservice development (Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka)
  • Experience leading or mentoring engineers

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with legacy system migration
  • Knowledge of financial services or lending platforms

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐ŸŒ Fully remote within UTC-1 to UTC+3
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Professional development programmes and coaching
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง Family-friendly policies and flexible working
  • ๐Ÿ’š Well-being support and genuine career growth

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Designยท 60 min
  4. 4Hiring Managerยท 45 min
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